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| rdfs:label | - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
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| rdfs:comment | - The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tyre company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900. In 1988, the company was sold to the Japanese Bridgestone Corporation. The company provided tyres for the Indianapolis 500 races while it was part of the World Championship.
- The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tyres for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tyres for automobiles. The company was a pioneer in the mass production of tyres. Harvey Firestone had a friendship with Henry Ford. Firestone used this relationship to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles, and was also active in the replacement market.
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| Company Name | - Bridgestone Firestone, LLC
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| Key people | - Ken W. Weaver, CEO, Firestone Diversified Products
- Mark A. Emkes, CEO
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| company type | - Subsidiary of Bridgestone
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| abstract | - The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tyre company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900. In 1988, the company was sold to the Japanese Bridgestone Corporation. The company provided tyres for the Indianapolis 500 races while it was part of the World Championship.
- The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tyres for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tyres for automobiles. The company was a pioneer in the mass production of tyres. Harvey Firestone had a friendship with Henry Ford. Firestone used this relationship to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles, and was also active in the replacement market. In 1988, the company was sold to the Japanese Bridgestone Corporation.
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